Publius Alienus (born 289 BC)

Publius Alienus (289 BC-) was a general of the Roman Republic during the First Punic War.

Biography
Publius Alienus was born in 289 BC, and he was a confident and talented commander. Alienus married Fadia Julia, a member of the House of Julii, and Flavius Julius accepted him as a son and as a general. Alienus was given command of an army in Arretium and dispatched to Sardinia, and he besieged Caralis in 265 BC. Alienus conquered the city, defeating Carthage's forces there and winning a great victory of the First Punic War. He remained in Caralis as governor, overseeing the Romanization of its inhabitants and the demolition of the Carthaginian culture.